Granvin (village) explained

Official Name:Eide
Other Name:Granvin
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Hardanger
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Voss
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.71
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:485
Population Density Km2:683
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5736 Granvin
Elevation M:11
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:60.5239°N 6.7192°W

Granvin, also known as Eide, is a village in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the head of the Granvin Fjord in the southeastern part of the municipality. The large village of Vossevangen lies about to the northwest and the village of Ulvik lies about to the northeast.

The 0.71km2 village has a population (2019) of 485 and a population density of .[2]

Prior to 1 January 2020, the village was the administrative centre of the old Granvin Municipality which is now part of Voss Municipality.

Name

The village is known as Eide because it sits along a river on an isthmus of land between the fjord and the lake Granvinsvatnet. ("Eide" in Norwegian means isthmus.)[3] The village is also known as Granvin since it is the municipal centre and largest settlement in the municipality of Granvin. Both names can be used interchangeably. There is also a small farm area called "Granvin" located about north of the village, and that is where Granvin Church is located. This village and that farm area share the same name, but are two distinct locations in the municipality.

Transportation

Norwegian National Road 13 runs past the village, just to the north. The entrance to the Vallavik Tunnel lies on the northern edge of the village.[4]

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Granvin include:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Granvin. yr.no. Norwegian. 2014-05-20.
  2. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 1 January 2019 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .
  3. Book: Rygh, Oluf. Oluf Rygh

    . Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt. 12. Oluf Rygh. W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. 1919. Kristiania, Norge. 489. Norwegian.

  4. Web site: Eide – tettsted. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2014-05-20.